User guide

prlctl Parameters 12
 solaris (specify this option for all Solaris operating
systems except for the ones listed above);
 qnx;
 openstep;
 other (use this option if the operating system version you
are using is not listed above).
--ostemplate name
The name of the virtual machine template to be used as the basis
for the virtual machine creation. If it consists of two or more
words separated by spaces, the folder name should be quoted (e.g.
"My Virtual Machine Template").
You can use the prlctl list --template command to get
the list of virtual machine templates that currently exist on the
computer and can be used for the VM creation.
-v, --verbose number
Sets the verbosity level for the prlctl create command. The
greater number you specify, the more verbose output the command
will produce.
Note: If you use the prlctl create command to create virtual machines on Parallels
Server, all these virtual machines will be located on the server to which you are currently logged
on, even if you are running the command on a remote server.
prlctl start, prlctl stop, and prlctl
reset
These three commands have the same syntax and take no obligatorily arguments:
prlctl start <ID|name> [-v, --verbose number]
prlctl stop <ID|name> [--kill] [-v, --verbose number]
prlctl reset <ID|name> [-v, --verbose number]
The commands are used to perform the following actions:
 prlctl start is used to start a virtual machine;
 prlctl stop is used to stop a virtual machine;
 prlctl reset is used to consecutively perform the stopping and starting of a virtual
machine.
The options available to the commands are explained in the table below:
Parameter Name Description
name
The name of the virtual machine to be started/stopped/reset. You can
start virtual machines that are stopped, paused, or suspended.
ID
The unique ID of the virtual machine to be started/stopped/reset. You
can start virtual machines that are stopped, paused, or suspended.
You can use the prlctl list command to learn what ID is
assigned to the virtual machine.